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What We Saw From the Ruined House

           Thesecreatures,tojudgefromtheshrivelledremainsthathavefallenintohumanhands,werebipedswithflimsy,siliciousskeletons (almostlikethoseofthesilicioussponges) andfeeblemusculature,standingaboutsixfeethighandhavinground,erectheads,andlargeeyesinflintysockets. Twoorthreeoftheseseemtohavebeenbroughtineachcylinder,andallwerekilledbeforeearthwasreached. Itwasjustaswellforthem,forthemereattempttostanduprightuponourplanetwouldhavebrokeneveryboneintheirbodies. 

           AndwhileIamengagedinthisdescription,Imayaddinthisplacecertainfurtherdetailswhich,althoughtheywerenotallevidenttousatthetime,willenablethereaderwhoisunacquaintedwiththemtoformaclearerpictureoftheseoffensivecreatures. 

           Inthreeotherpointstheirphysiologydifferedstrangelyfromours. Theirorganismsdidnotsleep,anymorethantheheartofmansleeps. Sincetheyhadnoextensivemuscularmechanismtorecuperate,thatperiodicalextinctionwasunknowntothem. Theyhadlittleornosenseoffatigue,itwouldseem. Onearththeycouldneverhavemovedwithouteffort,yeteventothelasttheykeptinaction. Intwenty-fourhourstheydidtwenty-fourhoursofwork,asevenonearthisperhapsthecasewiththeants. 

           Inthenextplace,wonderfulasitseemsinasexualworld,theMartianswereabsolutelywithoutsex,andthereforewithoutanyofthetumultuousemotionsthatarisefromthatdifferenceamongmen. AyoungMartian,therecannowbenodispute,wasreallybornuponearthduringthewar,anditwasfoundattachedtoitsparent,partiallybuddedoff,justasyounglily-bulbsbudoff,orliketheyounganimalsinthefresh-waterpolyp. 

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